Having been highly critical of mainstream media and “fake news”, and often announcing “the polls are useless”, I was left doing some serious introspective navel-gazing after the election. Despite number-crunching previous election results and working through as much logic as possible, it turns out that I couldn’t have been
Rowan Light maxim.org.nz It’s as reliable as the pub chats following a Bledisloe Cup match. After any general election: the deluge of post-election analysis and commentary, as pundits dissect the results, and (more dangerously), what they might mean. Much of this will no doubt focus on “generational”
According to the timeline posted by Newshub he worked on the ship on Tuesday, was out of Auckland Wednesday, stayed home Thursday. Friday he goes in briefly and then leaves to get tested. None of that can match the Westpac persons timeline of being sick on Friday also but the
Frank Newman nzcpr.com Frank Newman is an investment analyst and accountant, who has lectured in property matters at Massey University. He served two terms as a councillor on the Whangarei District Council and is the author of numerous books on investment matters. Labour has a problem. It will now
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com My predictions for Labour/Green and National/ACT were astray by 5% thanks to the landslide. The happiest people will be the pollsters who Auckland Central excepted, pretty much got it right, even with NZ First given historically they’ve understated that Party’s vote.
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Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com According to one election night commentator, Saturday’s landslide result was a remarkable victory for a party that “couldn’t make anything fly, not even a kite”. Favoured by the media and seen by many voters as the leader who had literally saved them from
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Labour government RNZ: Caucus: Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records Chris Trotter: “Change That Sticks.” Brent Edwards (NBR): Questions over how far and fast Labour will go (paywalled) AAP: Analysis: Think you know Jacinda Ardern? With ‘handbrake’ now removed, think again Brian Fallow (Herald)
In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson won a substantial majority at the last election largely on the back of voters from the north of England who wanted Brexit. They were mainly concerned about jobs. Some electorates turned from red to blue for the first time in their history. Boris now
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The RED TIDE came in and swept away a dozen of our MP’s. BURT from Mary Poppins referred to the “Winds of Change”. Coincidentally the RED QUEEN attended the show very publicly a couple of days before the election. What other sign did you need? It was a no
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